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The Last Apprentice –Curse of the BaneJoseph DelaneyNew challenges await Thomas Ward as the teen confronts the bane of,the title, a creature who can control others' thoughts in book two of theseries. The pacing and edgy illustrations at the start of each chapter willappeal to readers.+Life As We Knew It –Susan Beth Pfeffer(Discussion Title)A Man Without ACountry – Edward HaleMaximum RideThe Angel Experiment –James PattersonThe Moves Make theMan – Bruce BrooksNothing but the Truth -AviOliver Twist –Charles DickensOlive’s Ocean –Kevin HenkesRascal –Sterling NorthRanger’s ApprenticeThe Ruins of Gorlan-John FlanaganThe Red Kayak -Priscilla CummingsRebecca –Daphne DuMaurierRoll of Thunder, HearMy Cry – Mildred TaylorWhen an asteroid hits the moon, Miranda must learn to survive theunimaginable.“Damn the United States! I wish I never hear of the UnitedStates again!” Philip Nolan’s wish was his sentence.A group of genetically enhanced kids who can fly and have other uniquetalents are on the run from part-human, part-wolf predators calledErasers in this exciting science fiction thriller.A black boy and an emotionally troubled white boy in NorthCarolina form a precarious friendship. The bond that holdsthem together? Basketball.In this thought-provoking examination of freedom, patriotism, and respect,ninth-grader, Philip Malloy, is kept from joining the track team by his failing gradesin English class.The moving tale of an orphan who must make his waythrough the horrors of London’s sinister underworld.On a summer visit to her grandmother’s cottage by theocean, Martha gains perspective about her life.Story of a ring-tailed raccoon and his eleven-year-oldfriend.Flanagan spins up a solid fantasy story with plenty of monsters, weapons, alikable pair of teenage heroes, and a growing menace from a rarely-seenvillain making a comeback.Brady loves life on the Chesapeake Bay with his friends J.T. and Digger.Tragedy strikes when the DiAngelos’ kayak overturns in the bay, and Bradywonders if it was more than an accident.Story of a young bride haunted by the ghost of herhusband’s first wife.A southern black family is determined to maintain theirpride and independence against hard times and racialinequality.